Little Staughton Parish Council

Your Councillors,

Chairman;

Anthony F Moss                             Louise King                               Paul S Atkinson                             Judith D Llewellyn
Hill House                                      Foxhaven                                  Claydon                                        2 The Claypits
Spring Hill                                     1a Gray’s Grove                       Spring Hill                                      Top End
MK44 2BS                                       MK44 2BT                                   MK44 2BS                                       MK44 2BX
01234 376970                                 01234 376959                              01234 376607                                  01234 376534
affmo@btinternet.com                  airedales@talktalk.net            paul.atkinson@tarmac.co.uk        mossandjudy@hotmail.com

Michael Sargeant                        H Martin Banks                         Mary S Jordan                                Clerk: Vacancy
Tree Tops                                      Wyndham                                 9 Gray’s Grove                                Please contact any of the councillors
Spring Hill                                    Spring Hill                                 MK44 2BT                                         if you are interested in filling the vacancy
01234 376458                                 MK44 2BS                                  01234 376383
MK44 2BS                                      01234 376515                            maryjordan@talktalk.net                
m.sargeant442@btinternet.com

Minutes of the last parish council meeting,

 

MINUTES of the MEETING of LITTLE STAUGHTON PARISH COUNCIL

Held in the VILLAGE HALL on 20 April  2010 at 7.30pm

 
 

Item

Detail

Action
 

Present:

Councillor A F Moss - Chairman

Councillor M S Jordan

Councillor M J Sargeant

Councillor J D Llewellyn

Councillor P S Atkinson

Councillor H M Banks

Councillor L King,

Borough Councillor T Wootton,
 

1

Apologies for absence – there were no apologies for absence

 
 

2

Minutes from the last meeting – the minutes from the meeting held on 16th March were approved unanimously

 
 

3

Open Session – there were no members of the public present

 
 

4

Disclosure of Interest: - None Declared.

 
 

5

Matters arising from the minutes  (not covered in the Agenda)

 
 

5.1

Rural funds – applications being progressed

Chairman
 

5.2

Daffodils – to be arranged from June onwards

Cllr Llewellyn
 

5.3

No Cold Calling – to be arranged for July meeting

Chairman
 

5.4

Newsletter – only 6 people have put their names forward for their business listing.

Paul Feneley has agreed to sponsor the newsletter for the next year

 
 

5.5

History group – date of 16th October 2010 for exhibition

Cllr King
 

5.6

Slippery bridges – Rights of way team to be advised

 
 

5.7

Kymbrook school – Details of the proposed new crossing to be investigated

Cllr Llewellyn
 

5.8

Village Hall – No further developments

 
 

6.

Highway Matters

 
 

6.1

Gritting and Salting – move salt box to be arranged. Chairman to write to the mayor regarding the level of service and events from last winter

Cllr Banks

Chairman
 

6.2

Speed Device – due to the lack of support the planned event for May 2010 is cancelled. Will review in August for possible date in September

Cllr Jordan
 

6.3

Correspondence -  the new maintenance programme has been received

 
 

6.4

Survey –  has been completed and returned to the council

 
 

7

Finance –

7.1 Bank Account

Balances  at  31.03.2010 

£

Parish Council

2424.63

Savings Account

796.13

7.1.1 Managed funds

 

Millennium fund 

215.93

Pathfinders fund

3385.47

 

 

7.2 Income – bank interest 

0.03

 

 

 

 

7.3 Payments authorised

NIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

7.2

Grass Cutting – two quotes for grass cutting received AR Worboys £200 per cut, plus VAT and AI Topham £230 per cut plus VAT. Contract for this current year awarded to AR Worboys.

 
 

7.3

Insurance – quote for the forth coming year to be reviewed as amounts seem to be at odds with actual amounts paid.

Cllr Atkinson
 

8.

Parish Clerk – Now have four applicants for the role: Mrs Laura Cain, Mrs Denise Robins, Ms Lesley Jeffs and Mr Ron Grasmeder. Chairman to arrange interviews

Chairman

 

9

Planning

 
 

9.1

Decisions received – Permission granted for Lodge Farm – 10/00214/FUL

Land Adjacent to Green Acres – 09/02901/FUL, but no official notification received.

 
 

9.2

New applications – 10/00758/LBC Walnut Tree Cottage replacement chimneys. No objections

10/00714/FUL Change of use of land Kingslea, concerns expressed about the water drainage and waste

 
 

9.3

Correspondence – no correspondence

 
 

10

Police

 
 

10.1

Correspondence –  proposed to invite our local PC Kerry Jones to a future meeting

Chairman
 

10.2

Property marking day – only 3 people turned up for this event

 
 

11

Housing – further discussion to be held with Borough Cllr Tom Wootton to understand how the “systems” works

 
 

12

Sports Pavilion and Playing Field

 
 

12.1

Playing Field – need to prepare for the ROSPA inspection, including:

Fixing benches to ground
Repair to play area fence

Wash off bird droppings

Remove concrete blocks

Paint the white horse

Repair pavilion balustrades

Review roof tiles that are loose missing

 
 

12.2

Cricket Club – no further feedback from cricket club. Need to discuss the disposal of grass cuttings

 
 

12.3

Playing Field Boundary – write to Martyn Brawn about the Bridleway and Rights of Way

Chairman
 

13

Community First Responder Scheme – now 9 volunteers and training is to be arranged

 
 

14

Old Chapel –  no further developments, update requested

Cllr Llewellyn
 

15

Correspondence received –

1.       Email from Dale Williamson regarding support for sponsored walk – agreed it should be included in the newsletter – rather than directly supported by the Council

2.       Continuous Professional Development, 13th May at Daventry

3.       Pride in Bedford March 2010

4.       Commentree – magazine from Forest of Marston Vale

5.       Rural Transport review road show – Monday 26th April

6.       Freight Strategy review document – by email

 
 

16

Councillors information –

1.       Councillor A F Moss – Parish Tree Scheme contacts available: Bench on the playing field in memory of Ginny Lumley

2.       Councillor P S Atkinson –

3.       Councillor M S Jordan – School children to produce anti speeding posters: ROSPA inspection due

4.       Councillor M J Sargeant –

5.       Councillor L King –

6.       Councillor J D Llewellyn –

7.       Councillor H M Banks –

 
 

17

Date of next meeting – Tuesday 18th May 2010

 
 

18

Meeting closed – 9:15 pm

 

 

Minutes prepared by Cllr A F Moss